Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 27, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon has launched Amazon Air , its dedicated air cargo fleet, in India as the e-commerce giant bulks up its logistics infrastructure in the key overseas market where it has deployed more than $6.5 Regional shipping companies across the U.S.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up Sept 23rd- 27th This week I was busy attending various Climate Week NYC events, allowing me to step outside my usual bubble of supply chain and sustainability. Now to the Supply Chain & Logistics News of the Week!

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 19, 2021

And now to this week’s logistics news. Pandemic has ‘forever altered’ need for logistics space. With the third vaccine authorized, these manufacturers are pressing for more companies to be authorized to ship the vaccine. One method of last mile deliveries that has seen an uptick in recent years is drop shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 28, 2022

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon to double Europe EV fleet by 2025. UPS earnings rise as higher prices offset shipping slowdown. It expects to grow its fleet to more than 10,000 vans by 2025. s profit climbed in the third quarter despite a downtick in shipping volumes as higher prices buoyed the business.

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Logistics Viewpoints

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

According to a survey of 250 global companies by the consulting firm McKinsey, 91% of shippers and 75% of logistics service providers have implemented a warehouse management system. The company opened 10 stores in 2024 and expects to exceed that number in 2025. When the box is filled, it goes to a pack station for shipping.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 31, 2023

So last year the company pushed the deadline back to 2025, when the new campus is set to open. And now on to this week’s logistics news. America shipped, received and returned 21.2 The post This Week in Logistics News (March 25 – 31) appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. By 2028, annual U.S. By 2028, annual U.S.

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RFgen

JANUARY 21, 2025

Disruptions like pandemics and geopolitical instability, combined with rising consumer demands for speed and convenience, have reshaped logistics. This blog post explores the key trends defining the future of logistics in 2025. Rapid technological advancements offer opportunities but require constant adaptation.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 9, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Container shipping prices skyrocket. As early as 2025, at least 50 percent of new Porsches sold will include an electric drive. Now, furniture makers are seeing a logistics bottleneck create more problems as they try to keep up with demand. Descartes acquires GreenMile.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Logistics and Freight Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in 2025: How Can Partnerships Resolve the Challenges and Mitigate Costs? Synopsis: This event will delve into pressing issues and upcoming trends shaping the logistics and freight sectors in the coming year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Instead of shipping a new smartphone to someone’s house and having it left on the front steps, one of Enjoy’s delivery workers will personally deliver and set up the phone, and then sell additional services. The company says it will be profitable in 2023 and is telling investors it plans to reach $1 billion in sales in 2025.

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GlobalTranz

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The election is over, but the race is just starting for logistics providers. From Amazon to hyper-local retailers, 2017 will be a year of intense scrutiny and pressure on logistics providers. Fortunately, your organization can get ahead of the learning curve by knowing what trends in logistics to watch for this year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

And now on to this week’s logistics news. Amazon now ships more parcels than FedEx. Over the last decade, as we have documented here, Amazon has been pushing its logistics arm to be less reliant on UPS, FedEx, and the USPS for delivering orders. In fact, Amazon has even begun shipping orders for outside customers.

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Shipchain

APRIL 17, 2019

Trends in shipping and logistics like the rising popularity of e-commerce and blockchain technology are already changing the fabric of the industry as we know it. Read on for a more in-depth look at some of the biggest trends in shipping and logistics taking place this year. . billion by 2025.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Containerised Freight Trends, Challenges and Opportunities in 2025: How Can Partnerships Resolve the Challenges and Mitigate Costs? Customers include General Mills, Volvo, John Deere, Amer Sports, Rockwell Automation and CEVA Logistics, ABB, Electrolux, Continental, Unilever, Nestle, L’Oréal, Thyssenkrupp and more.

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GlobalTranz

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Shippers face many challenges in successfully delivering products to end-users, and last mile logistics will be a core focus of change in the coming months. Also, same-day delivery will reach a 25-percent market share by 2025. By 2018 alone, same-day delivery and last mile logistics will be valued at more than $1.35

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Logistics Viewpoints

MARCH 24, 2023

And now on to this week’s logistics news. The speed of the box’s throughput enables orders to be packaged, labeled and ready to ship in 30 minutes. The company reiterated that it is expecting to make more than $4 billion in cost reductions by the end of fiscal 2025. per share it reported for the same period last year.

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Logistics Viewpoints

MAY 6, 2021

Ships also account for around 3% of worldwide greenhouse gas emissions [2] , contributing to the acceleration of climate change. It is the IMO’s strictest environmental regulation to date and ushered shipping and terminal sectors in a new era to transform the way marine supply chains operate. from originally 3.5% Looking Forward.

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Logistics Viewpoints

APRIL 26, 2022

Larger types of retail goods such as furniture and appliances, also known as oversized, are more challenging to ship than small packages. The trend of purchasing big & bulky items online will continue to grow, with Statista predicting 35% of furniture sales worldwide will be made online by 2025.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 4, 2022

For retailers, on the parcel side of ecommerce, one of the largest inbound shipments is returns, with a volume of 10% to 35%, according to Erik Caldwell, President of Last Mile Delivery for XPO Logistics. The logistics of transporting and warehousing returns is a necessary evil for retailers aiming to satisfy and delight consumers.

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Logistics Viewpoints

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Just in time for the holidays, the Ship It Zero campaign is bringing visibility to the impacts of dirty ocean shipping caused by mega retailers all year round but especially as they ship their goods during the holiday season.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 20, 2022

Retailers with faster, cheaper, more flexible and more sustainable shipping have a competitive advantage. The post Editor’s Choice: Big and Bulky Delivery Challenges in 2022 appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints. Getting this competitive advantage is a challenge for retailers of both small and large items.

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Supply Chain Matters

JANUARY 21, 2025

Two recently published studies identify the top disruptions that impacted industry, business and global supply chains during 2024 and our expected to be present in 2025. The disruptions and the themes are similar along with added observations. economy and for industry supply chains.

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GlobalTranz

JULY 21, 2016

Today’s logistics empire is not your grandfather’s or even your father’s logistics operation. Consumers are expressing an unprecedented amount of power through eCommerce, and in fact, eCommerce logistics is growing increasingly reliant on small parcel and package delivery options daily.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

AUGUST 14, 2023

Ocean Risk Management part 2: Navigating Global Shipping Alliance The shipping industry continues to evolve. In this article, we explore the pros and cons of the alliance model in the shipping industry, compare the solo strategy versus alliance strategy, and provide tips on how shippers can prepare for market swings.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

This incremental change allows for greater recycling use and needs to be done in order for Coca-Cola to reach its 100% recycled bottle content objective by 2025. This is the realm of the logistics professional. That said our efficiency in running the logistics to get to their location is entirely up to logistics professionals.

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GlobalTranz

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

E-commerce is expanding to reach $1 trillion by 2025, and demand for more products and services among the world’s shippers is keeping third-party logistics providers, like Cerasis, on their toes. Increased complexity may be the result of additional shipping volume and the use of the freight consolidation and the consolidation program.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JULY 28, 2021

I am working on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2025, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode.

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The Network Effect

OCTOBER 23, 2014

Generic drugs may be distributed over several logistical steps involving several distributors and transport providers while high-value specialty drugs and medical devices might be distributed from a single global or regional distribution center directly to the hospital (pharmacy or ward) or even the physician specialist at point of care.

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Logistics Viewpoints

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The rise of e-commerce has led to higher volumes of smaller orders that need to be fulfilled and shipped individually. In fact, over 4 million robots will be installed in US warehouses by 2025. The post The Warehouse Execution System: A New Competitive Imperative appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Putting the Planet First: Bringing Sustainability To The Last-Mile With Logistics Technology. trillion by 2025. To fulfill the exponential growth in order volumes while bringing in a high level of customer delight, businesses would have to do a complete rethink of their logistics operations to stay competitive.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 30, 2017

We’re getting ready to print our Logistics Leaders for T1D Cure Team jerseys for this year’s ride (September 14-17) in Saratoga Springs, NY in support of JDRF International. Moving on to this week’s supply chain and logistics news… FedEx says operations at TNT Express disrupted after virus attack (Reuters).

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Supply Chain Matters

MARCH 11, 2025

Simultaneous impacts in either or both product demand, coupled with corresponding global or domestic transportation and logistics disruptions are among such learning especially during and since the global pandemic. What is missing is data-driven logistics and decision-making as opposed to solely event or disruption driven.

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, IDC predicts that manufacturers across Asia who digitally transform and accelerate sustainable innovation to improve supply chain operations, will increase their revenue by 20 percent in 2025. Dynamic routing has empowered logistics providers to consider plans B, C and D, offering alternative options of ocean and air freight cargo.

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Talking Logistics

MAY 13, 2016

The Hyperloop and drones headlined this week’s supply chain and logistics news, so let’s go straight to it: Hyperloop One Accelerates Toward Future With High-Speed Test (WSJ – sub. Wal-Mart cuts delivery time for pilot shipping plan (Reuters). Wal-Mart cuts delivery time for pilot shipping plan (Reuters).

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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

MAY 28, 2022

DHL Supply Chain, one of the world’s leading contract logistics agencies, progressed in its sustainability efforts by partnering with Sembcorp to develop a 1.24MWp rooftop solar energy system at their 81 Alps Avenue warehouse facility in Singapore. Cache Logistics Trust, Singapore. YCH Logistics, Singapore.

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Logistics Bureau

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Rob O’Byrne makes an early start with his round-up of supply chain and logistics trends that might make industry headlines in the coming year. His observations include trends in first and last-mile logistics, and the increase in SMEs entering global markets. 2020 Supply Chain and Logistics Trends: What’s Around the Corner?

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Supply Chain Matters

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

That resulted in a backup of key materials that impacted transport and logistics networks for several subsequent months. Not Ideal Timing Both of these Canadian port disruptions come at the most inopportune time for industry supply chain logistics management teams. The brief strike action that recently impacted upwards of 30 U.S.

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